President Maithripala Sirisena says that an extensive transformation will be made in the sports sector.

The President said so while participating at the grand finale of the two-day 29th Mahaweli Sports Meet yesterday.

The Mahaweli B zone won the championship of the 29th Mahaweli Sports Meet which was held at the Mahaweli grounds in Galnewa, Polonnarauwa. It was participated by nearly 2000 sportspeople representing 10 Mahaweli zones. The meet was for two days and involved 41 events. The Mahaweli B zone scored 93 and won the Presidential Award for overall championship. Mahaweli C zone came runners-up and the 3rd place was earned by the Walawa zone.